What about the 1812 war specifically do you have in mind? Again, what's the purpose of adding a line about a well regulated militia in an amendment about gun ownership, and what does that have to do with a war which was fought and lost by the advocates of slavery?
What makes you exclude tanks, as opposed to the rest? What's this arbitrary criterion that distinguishes between the various types of arms, and makes some acceptable and others unacceptable? Who's to define that? You? Based on what criteria? Why not fighter jets?
You may believe background checks have nothing to do with your comment, but I'm still willing to explore the other point of view regarding that matter. You might or might not want to address that, granted. But I'd be glad if you would not opt out of that part of the issue. Because that's something I'm still failing to understand about the stance of gun rights advocates. Namely: how exactly does the existence of background checks translate into taking away people's guns, particularly those of law-abiding citizens who don't have anything to be concerned about, as far as those background checks are concerned. Wouldn't it be good if the origin of guns in the country can be tracked, without necessarily depriving the populace of them?
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What makes you exclude tanks, as opposed to the rest? What's this arbitrary criterion that distinguishes between the various types of arms, and makes some acceptable and others unacceptable? Who's to define that? You? Based on what criteria? Why not fighter jets?
You may believe background checks have nothing to do with your comment, but I'm still willing to explore the other point of view regarding that matter. You might or might not want to address that, granted. But I'd be glad if you would not opt out of that part of the issue. Because that's something I'm still failing to understand about the stance of gun rights advocates. Namely: how exactly does the existence of background checks translate into taking away people's guns, particularly those of law-abiding citizens who don't have anything to be concerned about, as far as those background checks are concerned. Wouldn't it be good if the origin of guns in the country can be tracked, without necessarily depriving the populace of them?